East Timor Lauana

I’ve had a lot of requests to carry a Timor coffee (Tee-more). The hybrid of coffee grown in Timor has some robusta strains in it, and while it doesn't hurt the taste of their coffee, it does give it quite a bit of extra caffeine. Actually, the quality of Timor beans has been improving year after year, and it's to the point where there are some cool undertones in the various microlots being sold now. This one is in the Ermera region and can be traced back to a particular village in the Lauana growing region. Timor is still relatively inexpensive compared to other Indonesians, and it's a solid Indonesian coffee origin -- several people have told me it is their very favorite, and it's always a great bean for beginners to learn how to roast on. This is a fully washed processed bean, not the wet-hulled process that most Indonesians are. For this reason, it has no earthiness in the flavor, and you can roast it anywhere from very light to very dark. In a light roast (City+), it has a slight